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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1923
Page
4
Community members from West Union to Volga City host relatives and friends, with visits to homes of the Shafter, Chapman, Reichert, Klingman, Frieden, and Olson families. Guests attend masquerades, baptisms, weddings, and farm duties, while minor travels refresh social ties and church events fill the week.
The item lists visits between local families in Highne and LaHarpe Kansas with guests from Elgin. Ames training trip to Creampgry work and a district school outing are noted. The Highland-Illyrian Telephone Co held its annual meeting in Elgin with Lew Wenger elected president and Adolph Hanson as Proctor. ILLYRIA CHURCH plans preachings next Sunday at 2:30 pm with Sunday school at 1:30 and a Tuesday noon prime dinner followed by a program and conference. officers and teachers were re-elected for the year.
Margaret Lindgaren spent Friday with Eilean and Berma Guilavig. Oscar Nyborg did business at Independence last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Melvin Olgon transact ed business at Clermont Monday. Hiren Glisne and son Oscar were business callers at Gunder Saturday. N. H. McMaster of Weat Union was
Mrs Mary Clements visits the Arthur Patterson home. School resumes after a two week vacation. Mrs Will Barker hosted the Ladies Aid Society last Thursday. Alma Dean of Elgin visited New Year’s Day at George Tripp’s. Mrs Clara Jenson and son from West Union visited J Gresinger last week. Mrs George Meyer of near Elgin visited J Meyer’s. Mr and Mrs Martin Hovey called at Harley Helma’s near Elgin on Sunday. Mrs Henry Miller and son Reuben of Elgin called at Melvin Boyer’s Saturday. Mrs Arthur Patterson and granddaughter Estella Peters were in West Union Saturday. Mrs Mike Yenney Jr of Huron SD visited Frank Boyle near Lima. Mrs Wm Boyle and sister Mrs M Yenney, visiting, traveled to Elgin Friday. Grace McAloon, Mary Patterson and Lillian Patterson of Elgin visited relatives nearby Friday.
The Ben Hofer family entertained company Sunday night. Lillian Christen spent Sunday afternoon with Alice Hanson. Richard and Angelina Wiltsie were guests at the Ole Benson home Saturday. Eddie Bodmer and Elmer Dennler chopped wood near Elkader for Will Meisner. Walter Durscher of Rock Valley visited Adolph Baumgartner last Friday. Raymond Thomas and Olga Benson were guests at the Hanson home Bundsy night. Jake Christen and Jake Dennler and family visited the L Christen home. George Buttkofer, Lawrence Geh ring and Bilas Sutter visited relatives and friends in Illinois.
At the Joe Frictian area gathering callers from Alleman Mueliléntha ler Derniér and Bill Rayne attended Fréd Reile home Friday. A food sale is planned for Saturday with MB Ladies Aid Society hosting. Subscriptions are urged with cash payments requested. mill feed products advertised, and Stuart principal Harry Kelser returning from vacation to work. Alan Lewis aids Echo Shop press demands. Lyceum Course at the opera house next Tuesday evening.
A fragmentary 1980s style scene shows a city election discussion, a request for a pre election speech to defeat a rival, and a court notice about a property seizure in Iowa. The text mixes an attempted bribery joke, a car joke, a divorce style jab, and legal foreclosure details involving Fayette County Iowa.
A quirky exchange mocks egomania with lines about opinions of Qaboon and a joke on biographies. The dialogue notes his tendency to praise himself and hints at a witty concern over self-portrayal and vanity.
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